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Supporters say the plan will help stop binge drinking before games. Also, the university claims that it could generate about $500,000 annually to help fund student services such as mental health counseling, sexual assault prevention and responsible drinking programs.

However, drug and alcohol prevention advocate Mike Gimbel said he believes the university is opening itself up to more problems.

Gimbel points out that nearly 2,000 college students died from alcohol-related deaths last year and alcohol consumption on college campuses increases the chance of date rape, violence, overdoses and drunken driving.

“Parents send their children to college with the hope and assumption they will be safe...," Gimbel said in a statement. “This decision was made for economic gains without considering the well-being of the University of Maryland students. I hope they increase help services for students.”